The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-06-09

~ IL IL leaves us without dollar or
a friend.
A subscription call resulted in
nearly $500 when hats were handed
around. They expect to swell it to
at least 81, 900 in the county.
The following named gentlemen
were committee who waited on
the audience and collected funds:
H. NJ. Brannan, W. r. Craig, w.
j. Anderson, DR.. Mcclure, H Ar
rowsmith, L. r. Amis, Jno. M.
Nichols.
They say they don't want me to
be so rough on the whisky men;
now, sisters, don't let your dig
nifty and urbanity be disturbed.
This is campaign in which broth
ers are interested. If you have to
knock man down you should
laugh while you are at it.
WHAT WHISKY HAS DONE.
In the southern states twenty
men have butchered their wives
this year while drunk. A man Of
prominent family in Georgia is now
in the changing. While under
the influence of whisky he shot his
wife's brains out as fast 40 he could
fire his pistol and then Drained his
sister with it. When he came to
his senses in jail he didn't know
what had happened. Another man
promised his dying daughter that
be would never take ano ther drink
until he drank it from her hand.
When she was dead the company
went into another room and when
one of them went back the father
had put bottle of whisky in the
clutch of his dead daughters hand
and was drinking from its upturn-
ed mouth. In Atlanta the only
sons of Confederate general went
into their room drunk, locked the
door behind them and shot each
other dead. Another fellow in an
other state went into his house
drunk with whisky and kicked out
the brains of his little child with
his boot heel, in the presence of his
wife.
These little fellows that don't
know vhere,they stand-I could get
800 of them in my vest pocket and
would never know they were there
except when l was feeling for tooth
picks. They don't know where they
stand, but the devil knows. They
are blowing both ways-standing in
with the good people and the whis-
ky people both. You can't tell
which end they are going to shoot
out of. They remind me of the |
man, who, walking along the road |
with pitchfork, was attacked by a |
ferocious dog, and he pinned it to
the ground with the pitchfork. The |
dogs master came out furious and |
yelled, "WhaL'd you kill my dog
forT "WhaS was he trying 10
bite me for?' "Why'nt you HIT
him with the other end?" "Why'nt
he come at me with the other end?"
NIX. HAYNES CARD.
The interruption of the rain Mon
day, while causing quite disap
pointment to multitudes who de
sired to hear his speech through,
did not make the occasion a failure
by any means. III the court room
where was gathered a very SIN I'll
part of the vast multitude, Mr..
Jones concluded his speech and a
collection was raised for campaign
purposes, amounting to over $500
This large amount raised among
so small number of the people is
highly suggestive, showing:
l. The intense earnestuess the
people are feeling in prohibition.
'Out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh" says holy
writ. Through not scripture words,
the following is as trne as the
above, that ont of the abundance of
the pocket the heart giveth. The
hearts OF Giles countians are right
on this question.
2. 1t is fair to assume that $1,000
or even more could and would have
been raised but for the rainstorm.
SO that $500 speaks more loudly
than $500 ordinarily talks.
3. That the $1,000 is greatly
needed. Will not those who were
not present at The collection please
call on +. Arrowsmith and give him
a contribution. Let everybody re
spond at once to this grand work.
We want to save our country, our
homes and our growing little boys
around us from the blight of whis
ky. We have not snfliclency of
funds and | am persuaded that the
good people of the great county of
Giles will not let the com mittee
lack funds.
Call on f. Arrowsmith to make
your contributions Cor to pay those
already made. r. + HAYNES